Ultraman Legend of the Light Chaser

“Yes,” the bespectacled researcher nodded amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, “The modification work on Windom has been successful. We are now trying to fuse the abilities of more monsters into Mikulas. You will see an even more powerful Mikulas in the future!”

"Can I go and watch when Mikuras is being tested?" Amani Kinomi was very concerned about the artificial monster who treated her like a mother and was initially a little timid.

“Mikulas listens to you a lot; we originally planned to have you participate in the testing,” the bespectacled researcher said with a smile.

"That's great! I can see Mikulas again!"

"It won't be too late; the aliens' technology has been a great help."

After Misaki Yuki and the others left, a young researcher stepped forward.

"Chief Designer Yamamuro".

The bespectacled researcher turned around: "Ah, it's Hosokawa. What's up?"

Researcher Hosokawa said, "I'm wondering if our recent research has relied too much on alien technology? It's true that their technology is very advanced, but... Chief Engineer, you've also seen those emails, which specifically explain alien technology using knowledge systems that Earthlings can understand, as if they're afraid we won't use it. I'd believe it if you said it was a trap. Perhaps this loss of control of the induced sound wave device is a warning to us. If we continue to use it, there will be more unpredictable consequences!"

Keigo Yamamuro, the head of the monster modification project at GUYS Research Institute, took off his thick glasses and wiped them: "I know the risks involved, but how can we improve without learning? Nuclear weapons, if out of control, could destroy the Earth, but we cannot stop researching nuclear energy. Research always proceeds with risks; the more we fear it, the less we can conquer it."

“This loss of control is my responsibility. I will report the truth to my superiors and accept the punishment,” Keigo Yamamuro patted the young man on the shoulder. “Whether I am dismissed or fired, Hosokawa, we must continue to study and learn these technologies from aliens. They will be the key to our progress.”

"Chief Engineer Yamamuro..." Researcher Hosokawa hurriedly said, "If you are fired, what will happen to our artificial monster project? Please don't say things like that again!"

Keigo Yamamuro smiled but didn't respond: "Every time something goes wrong, we have to rely on Ultraman's power. It's not just the GUYS combat troops who are unhappy about it."

Keigo Yamamuro put his glasses back on and solemnly expressed his greatest wish since he began his scientific research: "I hope that humanity can fly into space as soon as possible and help other civilizations that are still in their infancy, just like the Ultra Warriors protect the Earth, and pass on this goodwill."

"Perhaps I will never see that day in my lifetime, but I can make it come sooner."

Chapter Forty-Six: A Glimmer of Hope

Headquarters of the Kanto Disaster Relief Team.

"Mebius is just so cool!"

Mao Sugiyama held her face in her hands. On the computer screen was the scene from yesterday where Mebius saved GUYS's fighter jet and defeated the small Bogaru.

"The Phoenix Assault is cool too! The three fighters look much more reliable when they combine!" Sugiyama Mao then focused her attention on Mebius: "Hmm... Mebius is still cooler! Hehehehe..."

A slutty smile.

got used to.

The others went about their business, ignoring Sugiyama Mao, who had recently been filming blurry and shaky GUYS battle videos for the public, acting like a devoted fangirl.

“This Bogaru looks really scary, with a flat head and flat eyes, and this mouth…” Sugiyama Mao glanced at Yonahara Sora, who was tilting his head back and pouring potato chip crumbs into his mouth: “Just like Crow Sora.”

"Ugh! What did you say?" Yonahara Sora put down the potato chips and glared at him angrily.

“Indeed, they’re both gluttons.” Yamashita Rikuto quickly formed a united front with Sugiyama Mao, seizing every opportunity to mock them.

Yu Nagato stood up, indignantly: "Wow, you two... that's too much! Who would be like that kind of monster!"

"

"So what would you like to use to describe yourself?" Mao Sugiyama teased. "Ultraman wouldn't just throw snacks into his mouth without any regard for his image."

Estend glanced at Samuel.

Samuel was calmly scooping maple syrup pudding, with two empty boxes stacked together beside him.

"We're all on the same side, why should I care about my image!" Yu Na Yuan Kong turned around and started pulling at Yamashita Rikudou's face.

Why are you dragging me into what Mao is saying?!

"If I don't drag you, am I supposed to drag that young girl? You're so thick-skinned!"

"Hahahaha..." Sugiyama Mao's stern mocking expression immediately crumbled, revealing two dimples.

Phoenix Nest.

"What? That mysterious alien said he wants to contact Mebius?" Toriyama's eyes widened in disbelief. "But we don't know how to contact him."

Shingo Sakamizu took a sip of coffee and looked up at Mirai Hibino, who was looking down.

Teppei Kuze analyzed, "It's probably because Mebius always appears at the right time. That alien thought we could contact Mebius at any time. Speaking of which... Mebius does always manage to save us at just the right moment. Could he be watching us from somewhere all along?"

A young man with thick, dark chestnut hair lowered his head even further, almost burying himself in the screen.

"Ding," a crisp sound of ceramics lightly touching.

Shingo Sakami put down his coffee cup and said, "We need to figure out why those aliens want to contact Mebius."

Marina Kazama nodded, while pulling up the email from the alien on her screen.

Like the previous emails that kept sending mysterious scientific and technological messages, this was also an internal GUYS email with an untraceable source. Unlike the usual technical emails that were always packed with messages that took a long time to download, this email only had a few sentences. The gist of it was that they had something very important to ask Ultraman Mebius and hoped that GUYS could help them make the connection.

“This is a huge misunderstanding,” Marina Kazama said. “That alien doesn’t think we can just make a phone call and have Ultraman Mebius come to our aid, does he?”

Hibino Mirai glanced at her memory display device.

"How do we contact them?" Aihara Ryu clicked his tongue. "Should we just call out to them next time Mebius appears?"

Hibino Mirai blinked.

“No, Ryu,” Kinoko Amaku added, “that alien said in the email that he wanted to take covert action…”

"Is there some kind of conspiracy?" Toriyama's assistant leaned closer to Kuze Teppei's computer, looking at the email suspiciously: "They want to lure Mebius out and then..."

He made a throat-cutting gesture, and with his eyes wide open in a serious manner, he looked rather sinister, enough to frighten a child.

“It shouldn’t be that bad,” said Amakuya Kinomi. “Didn’t he provide a lot of alien technology? And our monster database has more than doubled. If there were any conspiracy, it would be too much trouble.”

"Maybe they just want to gain your trust first, and then achieve their ulterior motives." Ikaruga Sadaharu didn't think this suddenly appearing alien could be trusted.

“If I wanted to gain trust, I would just give the monster data. Why bother with the technological achievements?” Teppei Kuze said, arms crossed. “Besides, the technical emails he sent earlier transformed some difficult-to-understand things into theories that are easy for Earthlings to understand… Honestly, he’s more dedicated than my teachers back in school.”

“Can’t determine whether he’s benevolent or malevolent?” Shingo Sakami concluded. “Then ask him where he wants to meet Mebius. The location of the meeting is also an element in judging his intentions.”

"Huh? But we can't get in touch with Ultraman Mebius. How do we tell him?" asked Kinoko Amani.

"It's better to ask first, whether we can actually meet is another matter." Shingo Sakami smiled and picked up his coffee cup again.

Aihara Ryu frowned: "Then the second problem is, none of these emails have a sender, so how do we ask him for his location?"

This time, Teppei Kuze sighed: "Since he can send us internal emails, it means that our internal system has been under his surveillance all along. The simplest way is to encrypt the problem and put it in our internal announcement with a conspicuous title. Others will not be able to decrypt it and will not know the contents, but he certainly can."

"Thinking about it this way, our internal network has been infiltrated like a sieve..." At this point, Amakuya Kinoko suddenly thought of something: "Could there be other aliens lurking in our internal network as well!"

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

Aihara Ryu scratched his head: "This is really annoying."

GUYS acted quickly. The next day, Estend, who was browsing GUYS' internal news, saw a strange announcement, but when he clicked on it, he found nothing.

He tentatively ran the background program and found a string of encrypted messages. After decrypting it, he discovered it was a question.

"Where shall we meet?" Estend sat up abruptly.

His hands flew across the keyboard, using the same encryption method to hide his reply.

Then he stood up, paced around in circles, his mind a jumble of thoughts, his heart pounding.

"What should I say when we meet? 'A friend of mine is in trouble and needs technology from the Land of Light, but my friend can't know. Could you please kidnap him?'... What the hell?"

"My friend has a bad temper."

"Kidnapping might be too troublesome, why don't you try to trick them?"...like human trafficking.

"If we actually meet, I don't know if I can hide my Yapool true form. What if I get beaten up and attract Samuel? Even if I don't get beaten up, Samuel definitely won't go anywhere else if I'm on Earth... Sending a Yapool to the Land of Light?" Either they're crazy or I'm crazy.

"Ugh... I should have asked logistics for some sedatives that could knock out this iron lump! If it's drugged, just take it with you! I wasted so much time exchanging all my life-saving potions for life-saving drugs!!!" Eistend scratched his hair into a mess: "Headache... Oh well, I'll see it first!"

Without changing Samuel's underlying logic, it would be impossible to completely break free from the control of the Yapools. However, this is something he cannot do on his own, and Earthlings do not have the technology to do so. Apart from seeking a solution from the Land of Light, he does not know where else is reliable.

To be honest, he remembered that the Salome aliens were quite technologically advanced... and skilled in mechanical modification. However, they were also notoriously aggressive. If he were to approach the Salome aliens with this matter, he would probably be more likely to give them weapons.

The Vantonians are relatively peaceful, but often unreliable, and some of them are quite talkative, which has made them a source of information for many aliens.

Any other extraterrestrials are either technologically inferior to the Yapools or are frequent subjects of news reports about planetary invasions.

"Ugh, this is a headache," Estend thought for a moment, only to realize that he really didn't know which force besides the Land of Light could help him solve Samuel's problem. "I never thought I'd actually have to ask the Land of Light for help..."

Chapter 47 Missing Persons

The atmosphere in Hasegawa's team today is quite subtle.

I didn't see the team captain during the physical training this morning.

After a period of unrestrained banter with Yuan Kong, he became even more enthusiastic in exchanging taunts with Yamashita Rikuto.

The team leader was not seen at lunchtime.

Mao Sugiyama confidently slipped into his small refrigerator and quietly took out his stock of ice cream.

The team leader was not seen during the equipment operation training in the afternoon.

Keita Kobayashi made several phone calls and then spent a long time wandering around his office.

Finally... they panicked.

"The captain didn't ask Captain Miura for leave?" Yonahara Sora craned his neck as if he had discovered a new continent: "Big news! The captain would also run away without asking for leave?"

Yamashita Rikuto pushed away the head that was leaning towards his computer with disdain, and carefully looked through the duty roster posted on the screen, especially today's schedule: "If there are any leave requests, HR will update this form, but look... the team leader's remarks column is empty."

“This isn’t like the captain at all,” Yonahara Sora slapped away the hand that was pushing his head. “It’s strange. Could it be that he’s gone back to his old ways, returned to the police station to take on a secret mission, infiltrated the Yamaguchi-gumi, and then disappeared without a trace, wandering the world?”

"There are no secret missions, we have missions now."